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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Lisa O'Carroll and Rory Carroll

Joe Biden breaks down as he meets priest who gave his son the last rites

Joe Biden with Hunter and Valerie
Joe Biden with his son Hunter (left) and his sister Valerie (right) looking at a plaque dedicated to his late son Beau at Mayo Roscommon hospice. Photograph: Patrick Semansky/AP

Joe Biden broke down in tears on the final day of his four-day trip to Ireland after a chance meeting with the priest who gave his son Beau the last rites before he died in 2015.

Fr Richard Gibbons, parish priest and rector of Knock Shrine, said Fr Frank O’Grady – the chaplain who was by Beau Biden’s side as he died – had moved to Knock to work there, leading to an unplanned meeting with the president.

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